Machine for bunching cigars



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No. 337,731. Patented Mar. 9, 1886.

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MACHINE FOR BUNGHING CIGARS. I No. 337,731. Patented Mar. 9, 1-886.

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. UNITED STATES PATENT OFEicE.

CHARLES A. BAYLER, OF YORK, PENNSYLVANIA.

MACHINE FOR BUNCHiNG CIGARS.

GSPECIPICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 337,731, dated March 9, 1886.

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To all whom it may concern):

Be. it known that I, CHARLES A. BAYLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at the borough of York, in the county of York and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Machines for Bunching Cigars, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a cigar-bunching machine embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is asectional view on the line 90 x of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail to be referred to.

My'invention relates to machines for rolling the bunches of tobacco preparatory to the cigar receiving its wrapper and the same consists in the peculiar construction and com bination of devices, which I shall hereinafter fully describe, and specifically point out in the claims.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my improvements, I will now describe their construction and the manner in which I have carried it out.

In the said drawings, A represents a suitable frame-work, upon which is supported the frame of the machine proper. Thelatter frame, B,consists, essentially, of two triangular sides, a a, and a transverse shaft, 1), journaled between the sides a.

The rocking table 0 is provided with arms 0 and d, the latter terminating in a counterbalance, e, as shown. The upper face of the rocking table is semicircular or curved in the arc of a circle, and it is provided with the usual depressions for receiving the bunched tobacco, and also has a handle, f, by which the table and its frame are rocked upon the transverse shaft.

The rollers g g are mounted in a suitable frame, which consists of a rock-shaft, D, j0ur naled in bearings h, and suitable arms, h, which, projecting from the shaft D, furnish bearings for the pintles of the rollers.

Extending outwardly from near the center of the shaft D is an arm, h, having a perforation in its outer end for the reception of a set-screw, E, which bears upon a spring, F, secured to the main frame 13. In addition to this spring, other springs, K, are placed bejust described are of much importance in the successful operation of my machine.

In many of the old machines there is a setscrew fastened directly to the frame of the machine, its end when at full length striking the iron frame-work. The consequence of this was, that when a binder of more than ordinary length was placed in the .bed, the screw hav ing no play, the bunch was rolled too tightly, chokers were formed, and the scrap ground to powder. In my machine it will be noticed this difficulty is remedied by making the setscrew to work upon a spring considerably raised above the frame. This allows the rollers to give, and in all cases, no matter how long the binders may be, the bunch will be evenly rolled. This is of very great importance, and overcomes one of the great deficiencies in other machines.

The arm 0 of the rocking table 0 is provided with a stud, l, which is perforated at Z for the reception of a rod, G, projecting from the plate H, which, with the plate H, clamps and securely holds one end of the apron or belt J, the opposite end being secured to the table in any well-known manner. The plates H H (see Fig. 4) are joined together by screws or otherwise, and one of them, 11, has projecting from its rear pins m, which pass up on each side of the arm 0, and thereby guide the plates in their vertical movement or adjustment. A set-screw, L, passes into the arm a, and, bearing against the rod G, securely holds the latter. This manner of fastening the end of the apron is another feature of my invention, and by the construction specified an accurate adjustment is obtained, and when once set it remains in that position until released by the operator.

In some of the old machines a screw is used for the lengthening and shortening of the belt. This screw is supplied with 'a washer, and works upon a thread tapped in the arm to which the belt is fastened. By the constant use and consequent jolting of the machine everything about it is weakened, and it will be found that the screw does not retain its hold, but moves either up or down the thread,

thus loosening or tightening the belt, either of which mishaps spoils the bunch. This defeet seriously impairs the usefulness of the machine, as in some instances the screw must be set every few hours. In my machine I remedy this evil by using a rod one end of which is permanently fastened to the arm aforesaid, and on this rod a set-screw is affixed. In this way the belt can be regulated at will, and, once set, (no matter how great thejolting,) cannot be displaced.

I am aware a cigar-bunching machine comprising a rocking sector, a belt carried thereby, and a pivoted frame having rollers, and a set screw mounted in said frame, is not broadly new, and such construction I therefore do not broadly claim as a part of my invention. v Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a cigar-machine, theframe B, the rocking table 0, oscillating therein, and the belt J, in combination with a pivoted frame carrying rollers, a spring upon the main frame, and a set-screw passing through an arm on the roll-carrying frame and bearing against the spring, substantially as herein described.

2. In a cigar-machine, the main frame, the rocking table, and the belt, in combination with the clamping-plates H H, the rod projecting therefrom, the eye and vset-screw on the table, and the guide-pins on the rear of one of said plates, substantially as herein described.

CHAS. A. BAYLER.

WVitnesses: H

D. K. TRIMMER, GEORGE S. SCHMIDT. 

